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DRX reverse sweeps the reigning world champs on Deft’s 26th birthday The LCK underdogs are champion slayers! LCK representativeDRXconquers the final day ofWorlds 2022 quarterfinalswith an incredible victory over reigning world championsEdward Gaming. EDG secured an early 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series, but the Korean team powered through and pulled off a reverse sweep. It goes down as the second reverse sweep ever recorded in Worlds history, with the first beingTop Esportsback in 2020....

Even in his official Minecraft skin, BTS V still looks as handsome as ever This man is just gorgeous all throughout. K-pop sensation Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) may have just held their coolest concert ever. The K-pop group was the closing act of YouTube Escape 2021, the video platform’s livestreamed year-ender. Instead of their usual face-to-face concert, the boys performed on a special Minecraft-ed stage. Watch BTS perform their hit songs in a Minecraft concert Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, J-Hope, RM, Suga, and V (Taehyung) totally owned YouTube Escape 2021 with their Minecraft concert....

Protect him at all costs. Wang “Jinggg” Jing Jienever aspired to become a pro player. During aninterview with his mom on ZULA, he shared that he was with a group of four friends when Singapore organization Reality Rift reached out to recruit them to form a complete team of five. Even though he didn’t really want to compete, he didn’t want to cause them the trouble of finding a fifth man by backing out either....

Exclusive: Coach FlySolo almost died en route to an MDL game — now he’s looking to defy all odds at M5 It was a usual Wednesday in Jakarta. June 07, 2025 was supposed be just another work day in Jakarta for coach Kenneth “FlySolo” Coloma. The Filipino import, in his usual calm and collected demeanor, was focused on leading his then-team, Pendekar Esports to an all-important win against A8 PABZ to boost their chances of securing a playoff spot at the MDL Indonesia Season 7....

Exclusive: How EG Boostio draws wisdom from LOUD Saadhak’s IGL expertise He recognizes the top IGLs. At the beginning of this year’s VCT Americas League season, Evil Geniuses’ Kelden “Boostio” Pupello wasn’t initially recognized as a prominent in-game leader in the Americas region. But as we approach the final stages of Valorant Champions 2023, EG’s captain has risen to the top of his class as one of the top IGLs in the entire VCT....

Exclusive: JDG coach Homme solved last year’s motivation issues, but now has a ‘bigger’ problem on his hands Size matters, even in this case. Last Worlds 2022, JD Gaming lost 3-1 in the semifinals to T1 and were eliminated. At that time, head coachYoon “Homme” Sung-young shared with ONE Esportsthat on top of tough competition, he was also dealing with internal issues — differences in player motivation. JDG were split into two camps....

Exclusive: The most unlikely family member ‘bossed’ former T1 top laner Canna to turn pro Reeling in the good vibes Dplus KIA’s top laner, Kim “Canna” Chang-dong entered the professional League of Legends scene in 2020 as part ofT1‘s roster experimental 10 man roster. His esports journey has been marked by notable highlights. He won LCK Spring 2020 in his debut year and competed at Worlds 2021, where T1 were eliminated by Damwon KIA in a close 3-2 quarterfinals series....

Exclusive: This is the most underrated marksman at M4, according to Blacklist’s OHEB Where is the love? It’s halfway into theM4 World Championshiptournament and we’re getting a better picture of which heroes pros believe are strong in the current meta. But perhaps the biggest highlight so far is the resurgence of DPS marksman heroesKarrie,Claude, andBeatrix. That’s because tournamentpatch 1.7.44gave significant buffs to marksmen. These changes were well-received by the community, includingBlacklist International gold laner Kiel “OHEB” Soriano....

Exclusive: Valorant Team Deathmatch initially contained some crazy mechanics, says devs Cue the Space Jam theme song. Team Deathmatch is a permanent mode added to Valorant with the release of Episode 7 Act 1. Valorant Team Deathmatch has players competing on three newly designed maps. Their goal? To reach 100 team kills. It introduces new gameplay mechanics, which include no economy, restricted weapon loadouts, and high uptime for all players....

Exclusive: Why Super Junior Heechul’s love for esports runs deep The one thing that unites us all. Esports and South Korea are practically synonymous. Its robust Starcraft scene in the 1990s cemented the country in the industry, where many matches were streamed live to a growing audience. Super Junior’s Heechultoo, became interested in esports in 1999 when he was 17 years old after watching Starcraft on OnGameNet (OGN), one of the most prominent South Korean cable television channels at that time that broadcasted professional games....

Fnatic Enzo pulls off ultimate ‘pros don’t fake’ play at Masters Copenhagen “It was all just instinct.” It was an intense match that kept Valorant fans on the edge of their seats. After a seemingly endless back-and-forth,Fnaticprevailed in the nail-biter elimination match, defeating Latin American team Leviatán 2-1. TheEMEA top seedwere pushed to their limits with their wins on Fracture and Bind, with both maps going into overtime. Bind eventually concluded in quadruple overtime, following several near-misses and clutch rounds....

Full roster for every Americas league team in VCT 2023 Who are you watching? TheVCT 2023season is about to begin a new era for Valorant esports. The three international leagues represent the top level for professional teams and players, which directly lead to the global stage like Masters and Champions. Each league has10 carefully selected partnered organizations, all of whom have been busy during the offseason building their rosters....

G2’s Mixwell dominated the VCT EU Closed Qualifier with a sick Viper Ace Mixwell finished 31/11/14 on Viper. European organization G2 Esports’ Oscar “Mixwell” Colocho pulled off one of his best tournament performances after switching agent roles in the Valorant competitive scene. Mixwell, who was previously a duelist main and one of the best Jett players in the world, expanded up his agent pool for the VCT EU Stage 3 Challengers 1 Open Qualifier....